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Severe To Very Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Management, Lauren Johnston, Rachel K. Bennings Jun 2022

Severe To Very Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Management, Lauren Johnston, Rachel K. Bennings

2022 Providence Nurse Research Conference

Background: HTG-induced acute pancreatitis (HTG-IAP) is the third most common cause of pancreatitis, accounting for approximately 14% of cases. Knowing best care practices and having protocols to care for this patient population is imperative. Nurses working on the frontline of care noticed an increase in patients with HTG-IAP being admitted to their critical care unit, thus looking for an answer to how to best care for them became crucial. Nurses sought to find an answer to what evidence-based care delivery to this patient population is available in peer-reviewed literature.

Purpose/aims: Investigators sought to answer the question, “In adults (>18 …


Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pembrolizumab Case Study, Michael R. Dirks Jr. May 2022

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pembrolizumab Case Study, Michael R. Dirks Jr.

Milwaukie Family Medicine 2022

No abstract provided.


Pocus Evaluation In Acute Kidney Injury, Vanessa Hoytfox, Brittney Ward, Kang X Zhang Jan 2022

Pocus Evaluation In Acute Kidney Injury, Vanessa Hoytfox, Brittney Ward, Kang X Zhang

View All Washington/Montana GME

Presented at the 2022 Virtual Northwest Medical Research Symposium


Trust But Verify: Ethical Considerations Of Potential Misdiagnoses And Incorrect Patient Diagnoses, Eric Grisham Jan 2022

Trust But Verify: Ethical Considerations Of Potential Misdiagnoses And Incorrect Patient Diagnoses, Eric Grisham

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Presented at the 2022 Virtual Northwest Medical Research Symposium


The Impact Of A Medicare Public Health Emergency Policy Change For Continuous Glucose Monitors On Utilization And Total Cost Of Care For Diabetes, Momoka Abe, Katie Norton, Jenifer Smith Jan 2022

The Impact Of A Medicare Public Health Emergency Policy Change For Continuous Glucose Monitors On Utilization And Total Cost Of Care For Diabetes, Momoka Abe, Katie Norton, Jenifer Smith

Providence Pharmacy PGY1 Program at Providence Portland and Providence St. Vincent Medical Centers 2022

Home glucose monitoring was revolutionized in 1999 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first professional continuous glucose monitor (CGM). With the advancements in technology, newer CGMs are available for personal use and have greatly impacted the way diabetes is managed. Although there are data regarding the benefits of CGMs in lowering hemoglobin A1c, data is currently lacking regarding whether the use of CGM affects the number of hospitalization/emergency department visits as well as the effect on cost of care. In addition, while CGMs have been traditionally used in patients with type 1 diabetes due to their …